News 2008-04-25 Andanh.com

Tentative agreement reached on farm bill Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:40:04 -0500
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional negotiators say they have a tentative agreement on a multibillion-dollar farm bill.

Cold, dry weekend expected Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
The April showers are going to have to work a little harder to be ready for the May flowers.

Blowing dust off cattle drives Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
MEDORA - Whether it was cowboys or cattle that tamed the West could be debated at the saloon until the cows came home.

North Dakota's French celebrated Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
Germans from Russia make knoephle, Sons of Norway make lutefisk, and by their sheer numbers and the smell of their food you can easily pick them out on the North Dakota landscape.

CATV wants to sign up Mandan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:07 -0500
When Community Access Television makes its pitch to the Mandan City Commission about televising meetings, it will be more about forming a partnership with Bismarck than numbers of cameras and when the reruns will air.

Wish to be granted for former trucker Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
Duane Wanner of Dickinson will not only get a special day named for him at St. Luke's Home in Dickinson, but he also will be granted a wish.

Benefit supper, auction set May 5 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:07 -0500
A benefit spaghetti supper and silent auction is planned May 5 at the AMVETS Club in Bismarck for Stacy Haugen, who was diagnosed in September 2007 with a form of bone cancer.

Labor market survey under way Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:07 -0500
FORT YATES - A telephone survey is under way in the Sioux County labor market area to gather information from residents, according to Jonathan Anderson, tribal business information center director at the Entrepreneurial Center

Workers Memorial Day set Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
Workers Memorial Day will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the Capitol steps.

House, Senate pass one-week farm bill extension Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
WASHINGTON - Congress passed a one-week extension of current farm law Thursday, defying President Bush by trying to find agreement on a new bill.

University of North Dakota looking into swastika reports Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:07 -0500
GRAND FORKS (AP) - University of North Dakota officials are investigating reports of racial slurs and swastikas that led one student to move out of his dorm.

Officials condemn video depicting Hitler as deranged UND fan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
GRAND FORKS (AP) - Officials at North Dakota's two largest colleges are condemning a joke video that depicts Adolf Hitler as a deranged University of North Dakota backer ranting about North Dakota State University's superiority in sports.

S.D. sale barn closes Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:07 -0500
HIGHMORE, S.D. (AP) - The livestock sale barn in Highmore has closed after nearly a half century.

Sevareid honored with stamp Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
VELVA (AP) - Eric Sevareid and four other American journalists were honored on postage stamps released by the Postal Service.

N.D. flu count up to 3,730 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
The state Health Department reports 3,730 confirmed flu cases in North Dakota this week.

Man admits assaulting trooper Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - An Eagle Butte man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a state trooper last year.

Senate panel rejects new media ownership rule Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee voted Thursday to nullify a recently approved Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market.

Senators want oil linked to arms deal Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of senators pressed President Bush on Thursday to halt billions of dollars in sophisticated arms sales to Saudi Arabia and several other Gulf oil producers unless they agree to pump more petroleum, reflecting growing frustration in Congress over soaring energy costs.

Basin signs agreement for medical services at power plant Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
Basin Electric Power Cooperative says it has signed an agreement with a hospital to provide medical services at a coal-fired power plant under construction in Wyoming.

North Dakota drops in federal payments per capita Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
FARGO (AP) - An improved farm economy is cited as one reason for a drop in per-capita federal spending in North Dakota.

Many states appear to be in recession Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
The finances of many states have deteriorated so badly that they appear to be in a recession, regardless of whether that's true for the nation as a whole, a survey of all 50 state fiscal directors concludes.

Mandan names Horner as new basketball coach Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
A one-time Century High School basketball player will mentor a one-time rival next winter.

Minot lefty tosses a gem Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
Ryan Bollinger showed he was the master onThursday. Not just once or twice, but thrice the master.

Area Sports Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
NAHL PLAYOFFS DIVISION FINALS (Best-of-5) Thursday, April 17 Topeka 3, Fairbanks 1 Friday, April 18 St. Louis 4, Mahoning Valley 1 Springfield 5, Alexandria 2 Fairbanks 3, Topeka 1 Saturday, April 19 St. Louis 5, Mahoning Valley 2 Alexandria 3, Springfield 2, series tied 1-1 Wednesday, April 23 Mahoning Valley 3, St. Louis 0, St. Louis series leads series 2-1

Morning Leadoff Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:05:08 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: New York Islanders' defenseman Ken Morrow won an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup in the same year. After helping the United States Olympic team win the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, N.Y., Morrow joined the Islanders and helped them win the first of four consecutive Stanley Cup championships.

Heavy security surrounds Olympic torch runner in Japan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:11 -0500
NAGANO, Japan - The Japanese leg of the Olympic torch relay began Saturday with thousands of riot police lining the streets, helicopters buzzing overhead and demonstrators gathering for a pro-Tibet prayer vigil.

UN chief urges less fighting and more talk in Iraq Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:11 -0500
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged key players in Iraq on Friday to keep violence down and to put aside party, ethnic and sectarian interests so a real political dialogue and national reconciliation can take place.

Zimbabwe police raid opposition, election offices Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:12 -0500
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Riot police and intelligence officers ransacked opposition party headquarters and the offices of independent election monitors Friday, hauling away material documenting President Robert Mugabe's apparent electoral defeat.

Iraq militia leader: 'open war' threat only against US Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:45:06 -0500
BAGHDAD - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for an end to Iraqi bloodshed on Friday and said his threat of an "open war" applies only to U.S.-led foreign troops _ stepping back from a full-blown confrontation with the government over a crackdown against his followers.

US contracted ship fires warning shots Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:45:13 -0500
CAIRO, Egypt - A civilian ship contracted by the U.S. military fired warning shots at two small boats that approached it in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Friday, the latest in a string of similar incidents to trigger concern in Washington.

New US Embassy in Iraq has no housing for all its workers Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:45:07 -0500
BAGHDAD - The new U.S. Embassy complex does not have enough fortified living quarters for hundreds of diplomats and other workers, who must remain temporarily in trailers without special rooftop protection against mortars and rockets, government officials have told The Associated Press.

China agrees to meet envoy of Tibetan spiritual leader Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:45:06 -0500
BEIJING - China agreed Friday to meet an envoy of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, bending to rising calls for talks after weeks of anti-government protests by his supporters that threatened to tarnish the Beijing Olympics.

Pakistan, Taliban continuing peace talks despite new attack Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:45:12 -0500
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistan's new government and Taliban militants said Friday that they would press ahead with peace talks despite American skepticism and a militant bombing that killed three people at a police station.

IAEA's ElBaradei criticizes US for holding back information Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:45:13 -0500
VIENNA, Austria - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog chastised the United States on Friday for withholding information on what Washington says was a nuclear reactor being built secretly in Syria with help from North Korea.

Animal rights groups urge EU to impose ban on seal products Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:45:06 -0500
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Animal rights groups called Friday for the European Union to ban imports of seal products, saying the latest videos of animals being hunted off Canada's Atlantic coast show it's inhumane.

Authorities: Semi rams Chicago train station, killing 2 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:16 -0500
CHICAGO - A tractor trailer rammed into an elevated Chicago Transit Authority train station during the evening rush hour on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others, authorities said.

NYPD officers cleared in killing; rights leaders want probe Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:45:13 -0500
NEW YORK - Civil rights leaders demanded a federal investigation and vowed to march through the streets in protest after three police officers were cleared of all charges Friday in the killing of an unarmed man cut down in a hail of 50 bullets on his wedding day.

Pa. man survives 500-foot fall into abandoned strip mine Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:16 -0500
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A man survived a 500-foot fall into an abandoned strip mine Friday, astounding rescuers who spent hours on a risky descent into the abyss to bring him back out.

Sweep of polygamists' kids raises legal questions Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:45:10 -0500
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The state of Texas made a damning accusation when it rounded up 462 children at a polygamous sect's ranch: The adults are forcing teenage girls into marriage and sex, creating a culture so poisonous that none should be allowed to keep their children.

Fatal shark attack forces beach closures near San Diego Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:45:14 -0500
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. - A shark believed to be a great white killed a 66-year-old swimmer with a single, giant bite across both legs Friday as the man trained with a group of triathletes, authorities and witnesses said.

Another charge in case of body found in Missouri Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:16 -0500
SALT LAKE CITY - With the body of his ex-girlfriend stashed in a perfumed storage container, a man drove 1,800 miles from Utah to Las Vegas to Missouri, federal authorities said Friday as they announced a kidnapping charge.

Ohio man accused of plotting Columbine-style attack Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:45:16 -0500
LAKEWOOD, Ohio - A man accused of e-mailing an Indiana teenager about conducting a Columbine-style attack on two schools was charged with conspiracy to commit to murder, authorities said Friday.

Prosecutor: Pregnant teller wounded in robbery loses twins Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:45:14 -0500
INDIANAPOLIS - A pregnant teller shot in a bank robbery has lost the twins she was carrying, and police continued to search for the gunman Friday.

Calif. tunnel was seen as dangerous long before deadly crash Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:45:20 -0500
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - More than a decade before a fiery, 34-vehicle pileup last fall killed three people inside a curving, dimly lighted tunnel, authorities warned that the stretch of freeway was perilous and that steps should be taken to improve safety, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Wrong turn puts family on tragic path Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:45:22 -0500
KEESEVILLE, N.Y. - A simple wrong turn led to the destruction of Elvia Salgado Martinez's family.

Bush says rebates going out Monday will boost economy Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:45:04 -0500
WASHINGTON - President Bush said tax rebates will start going out Monday, earlier than previously announced, and should help Americans cope with rising gasoline and food prices, as well as aid a slumping economy.

Dow ends up 43 as many investors overcome economic worries Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:45:02 -0500
NEW YORK - Wall Street ended its second straight winning week with a moderate advance Friday, overcoming concerns about consumer confidence and inflation.

Oil prices up on word US ship fired on boats in Persian Gulf Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:45:07 -0500
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose sharply Friday on news that a ship under contract to the U.S. Defense Department fired warning shots at two boats in the Persian Gulf. Retail gas prices as expected rose further into record territory, nearing $3.60 a gallon.

US targets China, Russia, 7 other nations on copyrights Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:45:02 -0500
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is accusing China, Russia and seven other nations of failing to protect American producers of movies, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy.

Federal panel seeks clearer warnings on Lasik eye surgery Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:45:05 -0500
WASHINGTON - In fury and despair, patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery told federal health advisers Friday of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a son's suicide. The advisers recommended that the government warn more clearly about the risks of the hugely popular operations.

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